Birth, death and marriage registration

The Medway Register Office is able to provide certificates for births, deaths and marriages which occurred within the Medway Council area. Records date back to 1 July 1837.

Applications may be made by:

• post,
• personal application,
• internet.

You will need to pay a fee to search the registers and to get copies of certificates. Please allow 10 working days for a copy . If a certificate is needed urgently, please contact the Register Office for advice. A priority application can also be made to the General Register Office.

If the events took place elsewhere within England and Wales, certificates may be obtained by applying to the register office in the district in which the event occurred. If the event was not a very recent one, it may also be possible to obtain a certificate by applying to the General Register Office:

General Register Office
PO Box 2
Southport
Merseyside PR8 2JD

Phone: 0870 2437788
Fax: 01704 550013
Website: www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content

In certain circumstances, marriage certificates can also be issued from the church where the wedding took place.

The Medway Archives and Local Studies Centre in Strood also has copies of many marriage, baptism and burial registers covering the period before civil registration began in 1837. Certificates cannot be issued for these older entries but details can be studied.

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